WORLD FAMOUS SINGER VALYA BALKANSKA MARKED HER 60TH ANNIVERSARY

Society | January 14, 2002, Monday // 00:00

Bulgarian famous singer Valya Balkanska celebreted her 60th anniversary. The glamorous career of the talented Balkanska, born in the Rhodopes mountains, began with the song “Izlel e Delyu Haidutin.” This particular song together with twenty-seven other musical performances was sent to space in August 1977 with US Voyager. First among Bulgarians, Balkanska has been honoured by UNESCO as "citizen of the planet" for her contribution to the popularization of Bulgarian culture. She also features in the "Time Magazine" gallery of persons symbolizing the future of Europe. A legend in her own country, Valya Balkanska is very much a legend in space, too, the US magazine says.

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